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PHILO SYLLA, OF ELGIN, ILLINOIS, ASSIGNOR TO -HIMSELR WILLIAM F. SYLLA,AND EDWIN H.' SYLLA, 0F THE SAME PLACE.

Letters .Patent No. 74,953, dated February 25, 1868.

IMPROVED lAT--RAGK- FOR SEATS.

TOALL WHOM IT MAY CON CERN Be it kno'wn that I, PHILO SYLLA, of- Elgin,in the 'county of Kane, in the State o f Illinois, have invented anImproved 4Hat-Rack for'Seats; and Ido hereby declare that the followingis a full and exact description thereof, referencevibcing had totheaccompanying drawings, and to the letters of' reference markedthereon, making a part of this'speciicatiou, in which-F Figure 1 is aperspective representation of the'rack attached to the seat, andsupporting a hat.

Figure 2, an elevation of theraek attached to the angle of a seat. i

The nature of my inventionv consists in the use of a forked-rack,arranged to support a hat by the rim, 'and also to be swung to the frontof a seat for putting the' hat in place, and then under it for carryingthe hat out of the Way., l

My object isvto provide a rack which can be used inoreiespecially forthe under sides ofthe seats of publicbuildings, Where other racks for asimilar purpose cannotbe conveniently used.

In order to given correetunderstanding ofmy invention, I have markedcorresponding parts with similar letters, 'and will now givea detailed.description, i

VA represents the under side of a seat, and B B the standards to whichnJy rack is attached. C D E represent thedevice for supporting' theforkF F G, and is made with lugs C E; the-former being provided with n.step at its top for supporting' the loiver end of a pivot, H, and thelatter,` with a hele for supporting the upper end ofthe-same'.The'plateD is provided with screw-holes, that4 it ina-y he fastened tothe end or standard of a seaigfas shown at Hg.' 2. ,The lug E is alsoprovided with screw-holes, that it may be fastened 'to the bottom of `a.seat, as seen at iig. 1; the two methods of securing the'deyiee in placebeing necessary to adapt it to the purpose designed. I t v The rackproper consists of a cast-iron fork, F F, nfith a shank, G, rigidlyattached to a vertical pivot, H, arranged to iit under the rim-of ahnt,and support it, as-seen at iig. 1, and is also arranged to swing to orfrom the front of the seat for putting the hat inplace, and thencarrying it under the seat and out ofthe way.

The fork F F, shank G, 'and pivot H can be cast solid, and so 'as' toneed no fitting, and can be put'into the lugs C E by first putting thetop of the pivot through the iugAE, thennder side ofthe seat preventingthe pivot from getting out of place when said l'ug is properly secured.

The arrangement es setforth'is very simple, Aand can he made at smallcost, and attached for use hy any" person having a knowledge of the useof a common screwdriver.

Having thus described my device, what I olaim,and desire to secure byLetters Patent, is

The combination of the forked rack F G, vertical pivot` II, and supportC DEQsuhstantially as and foi` Y thc purpose set Forth.

I PHIL() SYLLA.

` Witnesses :A

G. Lt CHAPIN, A. HAYWARD.

